Chandan Agarwal

Experience

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  EY

  Jan 2013 - Dec 2016

  ------------ Auditing ------------ Sector exposure: Banking, Finance services and Insurance (BFSI)In-depth understanding of BFSI sector:> Statutory audit assignments of leading Private Sector Indian Banks and Indian operations of a Foreign Bank.> Statutory audit assignments of Private Equity firms and Mutual Funds.> ICFR Assignments for Private sector Banks. ------------ Auditing ------------ Sector exposure: Banking, Finance services and Insurance (BFSI)In-depth understanding of BFSI sector:> Statutory audit assignments of leading Private Sector Indian Banks and Indian operations of a Foreign Bank.> Statutory audit assignments of Private Equity firms and Mutual Funds.> ICFR Assignments for Private sector Banks.

  • Executive | Audit

    Sept 2015 - Dec 2016

  • Intern | Audit

    Jan 2013 - Aug 2015
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  Qubit Capital

  Jan 2017 - Jun 2017

  Consultant | Transaction Advisory Services

  ------------ Investment Banking / Fund raise ------------ Interned with a boutique fund where I was involved in: • Conducting preliminary research and preparing investment decks for investor meetings at Qubit Capital.• Attending client meeting along with the partners to understand their requirements. • Collaborating with team members to ensure smooth execution of projects and deliver high-quality results.

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  EY

  Aug 2017 - May 2019

  Associate | Strategy and Transactions

  ------------ M&A Consulting ------------ Part of Core team in M&A advisory: > Evaluated prospective investment opportunities/companies for Strategic investors/PE/VC firms and provided financial/business/commercial insights to facilitate M&A deals. > Worked on 10+ deals/assignments (both domestic and international) in BFSI sector, including a few of the biggest deals in the M&A space.

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  The Emotion Club | Alternative Education and Learning Company

  May 2019 - Mar 2020

  Co-Founder

  ------------ Founded a venture in K12 space focusing on holistic learning ------------ I started The Emotion Club as my passion project. The idea was to redefine the traditional meaning of education to bring it in line with the fast changing requirements of the evolving world. And our work primarily involved: • Spreading awareness amongst the educational institutions/Parents/Students around the concept of Social/emotional quotient.• Building course modules for students in the age group of 9 to 15 to help them enhance their SEL (Social and emotional learning). • Guiding the education institutions on how to incorporate these concepts seamlessly into and without compromising on their academic curriculum. Feel free to reach out if you also believe that the above concept makes sense and that current educational system is broken for which it needs to be revamped! Always happy to chat/talk/share ideas. Show less

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  FOITO

  Sept 2019 - Aug 2022

  Corporate Trainer | Finance

  ------------ Pursued my passion for training ------------ My association with FOITO was based on my strong belief that understanding the relevant aspects of finance always helps irrespective of the field you work or specialise in. > I developed tailored training modules and educated numerous founders, students, and aspiring entrepreneurs on various finance-related topics.> I had the honor of delivering the opening speech at the Entrepreneurship Summit at IIM Lucknow, where I shared insights from my intrapreneurial journey.> Additionally, I served as a trainer during the induction and orientation sessions at EY. Show less

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  Unacademy

  Apr 2020 - Nov 2022

  ------------ Focussed primarily on: Strategy and Growth (primarily Product / Tech led) ------------ Strategic advisor and central touch point between the business teams and product teams. Spent a lot of time figuring out which product initiatives to expedite and which ones to delay in line with the organisational priorities. > Led new strategic initiatives at the org level with the objective either to drive growth or to improve value offering. > Revamped the referral policy to use existing user base and fuel organic growth. > Pushed the initiative to revamp the website to drive more traffic and increase engagement.> Instrumental in ideation and launch of the biggest ever traction event: National level Unacademy Scholarship Test (UNSAT) in 2022. > Program managed/liaised across teams to drive cross functional projects centrally.> Orchestrated and scaled existing initiatives that were working well for the company. Show less ------------ Focussed primarily on: Growth (Sales led) ------------ Coming from a finance and consulting background, sales was never something my community did. But I had realised early on that selling is a skill crucial for success in any role, not just sales. And I wanted to learn it not by signing up to a course but by being hands-on. So I spent an unconventional year working in Sales @ Unacademy learning the art of selling from the best people. My learnings and achievements include: > Building and scaling sales teams for 2 new categories from scratch. This involved hiring the team members, training them on the Product and selling skills, helping the team members close deals, setting their KPIs, guiding and mentoring them to achieve them, doing periodic performance analysis and giving necessary feedback to the team. > Coordinating and liaising cross-teams to ensure the customer feedback and other relevant inputs are being pumped into the system and are considered to make Product improvement decisions on a day to day basis.> Providing periodic team performance and other reports to the leaders/management. Show less

  • COO's Office - Product led growth initiatives

    Jan 2022 - Nov 2022

  • Category Management

    Apr 2021 - Dec 2021

  • Business Development

    Apr 2020 - Mar 2021
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  Miles Education

  Nov 2022 - Jul 2024

  ------------ Focussed primarily on: Building new product offerings from scratch ------------ Spent majority of my time at Miles working alongside the CEO on the 0-to-1 of the flagship product 'Miles US Pathway'. Witnessed all the stages of a product lifecycle starting from finding a PMF to creating a MVP to launching the first cohort to iterating multiple times to scaling. While I was involved in everything related to successful launch of the product, noting down a few below: Business Development (B2B): The demand side of the product involved onboarding B2B partners on to the platform. Built and implemented strategies for successful onboarding of their partners. Business Development (B2C): The supply side of the product involved generating B2C traction. Built and launched traction strategies (including masterclasses, physical events, renewals, etc) for the same. Marketing: Worked closely with the marketing teams to devise marketing strategies for both B2B and B2C target segments. Data and analytics: I took a lead to hire the first few data analysts in the organisation to build a culture of data driven decision making. Funnel optimisation: Our offering was characterised by a steep funnel and long conversion cycle making funnel analysis and optimisation an integral part of the product success.Product and Tech: Worked on iterations to the existing platform and product integrations required to successfully build and launch the product.Reporting: Defining metrics and building processes to ensure their tracking and consumption for data driven decision making. Show less

  • Chief of Staff and VP (Growth)

    Apr 2024 - Jul 2024

  • Chief of Staff (To the Founder and CEO)

    Nov 2022 - Apr 2024